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Nicky
4th February 2015, 08:59 AM
Hi all, are the wheel nuts on a D4 the same as those on a D2a (including the lock nuts)?
Tombie
4th February 2015, 09:00 AM
No.. Substantially different
scarry
4th February 2015, 06:45 PM
Pity,the D2a nuts and studs are a lot stronger.....
Tombie
4th February 2015, 06:46 PM
Pity,the D2a nuts and studs are a lot stronger.....


By design maybe, however *I* am yet to hear of a D3/D4 stud/nut failure..

Over engineering for engineering sake is nice but not necessary.
scarry
4th February 2015, 08:06 PM
By design maybe, however *I* am yet to hear of a D3/D4 stud/nut failure..

Over engineering for engineering sake is nice but not necessary.

Just for the record

The local LR indi that my brother uses,i don't use him,often gets tyre fitters coming in for studs and nuts for D3/4.

I have a D4 nut here that is very badly stretched.It was overtightened on my D4 by a tyre fitter:mad:

The clown didn't know the difference between ft/lbs and nm.

Looking at the nut it appears they are made to fail before the stud breaks.

But sometimes the stud will still break.

I also haven't heard any reports from anywhere else on this issue either,nothing on here either.
Tombie
4th February 2015, 08:29 PM
That demonstrates 2 key points..

1. Rattle guns are bloody powerful.
2. You can't fix stupid :)

A majority of tyre fitters are clueless morons.
Only a few select shine above all others for care and quality service.
sctsprin
5th February 2015, 04:30 PM
Can anyone recommend where to get good quality affordable black nuts for when my compomotives arrive?
cheers
james
BobD
5th February 2015, 05:55 PM
The GOE wheels need the standard LR nuts. I assume you are after a black version to replace the chromed nuts?


On the other topic of nuts, I had to change a tyre at Mount Augustus and couldn't remove one nut because the .5mm metal cover was destroyed by a tyre fitter and a socket wouldn't fit. One of the guys we were with had a cold chisel, which I used for at least 30 minutes and finally managed to destroy the thin cover and get a 1mm smaller impact socket to fit and get the nut off, despite the fact that I also damaged the nut underneath the thin metal while trying to remove it. A bit scary when you are about to leave camp in a very remote part of WA!
sctsprin
5th February 2015, 06:06 PM
Yep
LRD414
5th February 2015, 08:03 PM
James,

I asked same question the other day and got a tip from Ian. See link below but be aware, they are expensive. I've decided the standard nuts look pretty good anyway...

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/214319-grey-black-wheel-nuts.html#post2307030

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/11/111.jpg

Cheers,
Scott